KARACHI: Pakistan Petroleum Limited (PPL), the pioneer of the natural gas industry in the country intends to participate in the fourth Exploration Licensing Round in Iraq, mentioned in company's first quarter report of financial year 2012 (1QFY12).

ISLAMBAD: Large Scale Manufacturing (LSM) production grew 3.6 percent in 1QFY12. The major push came from the growth in 65 industries, according to the statistics released by Federal Bureau of Statistics (FBS).

NEW YORK:U.S. crude surged to its highest level in more than two months on Monday, outpacing gains in Brent, as volatile trade in key spreads stole the limelight from upbeat Chinese data and optimism over the euro zone.

While clinging to its present marginal position in the mainstream of global financial markets, Islamic banking and Islamic finance has a long way to go to transform itself into a major player, mainly through standardization, uniformity, governance, transparency and innovation, in addition to consolidation.

KARACHI: The foreign investment plunged enormously by 49 per cent to $236 million in the first quarter (Jul-Sep) of the current fiscal 2012, according to the latest statistics released by State Bank of Pakistan (SBP).

KARACHI: The board of directors of Attock Refinery Limited (ATRL) has approved the financial results of the company for the first quarter ended Sep 30, 2011 on Monday, according to the notice issued by company to the Karachi Stock Exchange (KSE).

ISLAMABAD: Mari Gas Company Limited (MGCL) made a significant crude oil discovery on Thursday, with the additional potential of Associated Gas, during the drilling of Halini Well in its operated Karak Exploration Block.

MANAMA: Tajweez Advisory Co. WLL, the first Pakistani-backed advisory firm in Bahrain in the Islamic finance sector, has launched their Islamic Finance 360 training project at the Institute of Bankers Pakistan.

SINGAPORE: Lotte Pakistan PTA (LOTPTA) depends on government's decision to increase import tariffs to expand investments in its purified terephthalic acid (PTA) production capacity to 1.5 million tons per year industry, said the report published in ICIS news.

Gross Refinery Margins (GRMs) for local refineries improved by 11 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) at $3 per barrel in the first quarter of the financial year 2011-2012 (1QFY11-12) as compared to $2.7 per barrel reported in the previous quarter.

Gross Refinery Margins (GRMs) for local refineries improved by 11 percent quarter on quarter (QoQ) at $3 per barrel in the first quarter of the financial year 2011-2012 (1QFY11-12) as compared to $2.7 per barrel reported in the previous quarter.